Kerala Cartoon Academy Events

Nipin Narayanan Receives the APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Star Cartoonist Award With the aim of identifying and encouraging the best young cartoonists, the Kerala Cartoon Academy and Toonz Animation jointly organized a state-level cartoon competition. Nipin Narayanan (Kannur) was selected for the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Memorial Star Cartoonist Award. Kiran Ramesh (Malappuram) and Subin Krishnan Kutty (Kozhikode) won the first and second prizes respectively. Encouragement awards were presented to Athira Menon V. (Ernakulam), Mohammed Hisham T. (Malappuram), Dilna Sherin P.P. (Malappuram), Neelakanta Sharma (Kottayam), Ashwanth K. (Kozhikode), Devadevan (Kottayam), and Shreyaja J.R. (Kannur). The special award was won by Anaida Stanley (Ernakulam). The award ceremony was held on February 14, 2016, at the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club under the chairmanship of Academy Chairman Prasannan Anikkad. Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court K.G. Balakrishnan presented the awards. Senior journalis...